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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Great time to visit Utah.  Arches, Canyon Lands, Bryce, and Zion.  Can also mix in in SLC, Mesa Verde/Durango or Las Vegas depending upon your flights.
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You really should attempt all this in 7 days. Either do Arches/Capitol Reef/Canyonlands or do Zion/Bryce. They’re on opposite ends of the state and gigantic parks - there’s too much to see to them and they’re too far from the Arches side of Utah to cram in both. If you want to see Vegas you could fly in and out of there and drive 3 hours to Zion. If you want to do Arches you could fly into SLC or the other small airport in Colorado, I forget its name. [/quote]

NP. This is a fair point, although I did all 5 of these in 8ish days many years ago. But it was just two of us, no kids, and we did a lot of driving, and had to pack the two most exhausting hikes at Zion into one day. I’d recommend Zion/Bryce, with a day in whatever city you fly into. Zion is absolutely stunning. Apparently you have to get lottery passes to do Angels Landing now, so if you’re interested in that, look into it ahead of time. [/quote]

We did this in 9 days, with a one-way car rental from SLC to LAS. It was ambitious but doable. It depends on your family's travel style.[/quote]

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